After Freedom
Journey home - a poem
I took a deep breath today
Welcomed the cold air into my lungs
It's been a long while since I felt rain drops on my skin
Kept in the shadows, alone and quiet
Since I crossed the Grande
It's been a long while since I felt rain drops on my skin
I exhaled in relief today
The cold wet sand seals my soul like a bung
It's been a long while since I slept in peace
Bunk beds and fluorescent
Cold ICE oversees
It's been a long while since I slept in peace
I ride a Greyhound today
A bumpy thirty-six hours on this steel dun
It's been a long while since I've seen my kids
I hope they see me for me
Greys and all
It's been a long while since I've seen my kids
About the Creator
G. A. Botero
I have a million bad ideas, until a good one surfaces. Poetry, short stories, essays.
Resist.
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